I personally, am a huge fan of festivals be it Diwali, Eid, Durga Puja, Navratri or Christmas, I never miss an opportunity to
spruce up and join in the celebrations. This reminds of last year's Christmas party at Mrs Williams' place. The Williams family had just moved in next to us a month before Christmas so naturally I didn't expect an invitation. Overjoyed on receiving the invite I wore my best red dress paired with my sister's favorite bag which I slyly removed from her room:
I never really had been to a proper Christmas celebration before, and was utterly amazed on entering their house! It was like walking into an Enid Blyton story! The air smelt of freshly baked goods, there was a small christmas tree sparkling with ornaments and the friendliest people who warmly welcomed me into their home.
It was one of the best Christmases of my life. We sang Christmas Carols, played games and feasted on home-made baked goods! I know you are counting the days till Christmas from now, arent you?
Another time, I went to Mumbai to visit my cousin. It was the time of Ganesh Puja and I had never really been to Mumbai at that time of the year. I was pleasantly surprised on seeing that my Masi had decorated the house and bought several boxes of sweets.
She quickly pulled out a gorgeous new salwar for me to wear. Ecstatic, I got ready for the Puja. I had also brought my friend Fatima with me who always invited me to
her Eid celebration every year where I gorged on delicious Biryani. After the puja, we drove to the orphanage and distributed sweets. Looking at the children's smiling faces filled me with joy. Finally, we arrived home where we sat together and played Dumb Charades,
and had Prasad. We sang old hindi songs and laughed to our heart's content. Suddenly, Fatima asked me in a hushed voice if she could come with me to Mumbai next time during Ganesh Puja , I smiled and nodded.